Not Ready for My Son’s First Crush

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Not Ready For A First Crush

As my husband and I were preparing to send our first born to kindergarten, we began reminiscing on our own kinder experiences.  One of the most vivid memories for both of us was our first crush.  We each still remember first and last names of our first crushes and the moment that we felt that first little swoon for them.  And then it hit me, my baby is going to have his first crush soon!  He has been in preschool for 2 years and the first time he told me about his “girlfriend” me heart fell to my stomach.  It was quickly restored when I learned that she was just a friend who was a girl and then he told me about a boy friend he had as well.  He has made comments here and there that tell me it’s coming soon though.  His favorite game is Life and for some reason he loves when he gets to add a baby to his car.  He told me he wants 10 babies when he grows up and gets married!  I told him he may reconsider that one day.  Then he asked me why you get married.  I told him when you find someone who makes you happy and who is your friend, he interupted me here and asked “and is pretty?”, yes someone you find pretty then you get married.  He told me his girl friend was pretty and makes him happy and maybe they should get married.  My response was a typical mom response, “You can’t get married till you’re 25”.

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It hurts my heart to think that one day soon my sweet baby will have his first crush which means soon he will have his first broken heart.  Thinking of that breaks my heart.  It’s my job as a mom to protect him and it kills me that no matter what I do, this will be something I will never be able to protect him from.  And there will be many years of heart break to come.  I know that he will break a few hearts too and that’s never a good feeling either.  It will hurt him to hurt someone else.  I look at him and I still see a sweet and innocent little boy who just wants to play with his boy and girl friends and I dread the day he begins to see them as girlfriend.  Until that day, I am happy being the woman who still has his whole heart and I am going to keep praying that my sweet boy stays innocent.  How did you handle your child’s first crush?  Are you dreading the day like I am?

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